The newest numbers come as state officials continue to implore Minnesotans to wear masks in indoor public spaces, socially distance and take other steps to stem the spread of the disease over Labor Day weekend and beyond.
Minnesota’s confirmed COVID-19 case count climbed past 80,000 on Sunday, amid warnings from state health officials to stay vigilant about safety guidelines during Labor Day weekend gatherings.
More than half a million people visit the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Itasca State Park every year, most stepping along the path of stones to cross the river at its humble beginnings. Over decades, those many feet have eroded the shoreline.
With interest in boating on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, state safety officials are advising people to use caution while spending time on Minnesota lakes over the Labor Day weekend.
With hundreds of new infections each day, public health officials are again sounding the alarm ahead of the Labor Day weekend. State infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann shared a few tips for how to socialize safely in the pandemic.
Minnesota health officials reported 924 new confirmed COVID-19 in the state on Saturday, bringing the total number to nearly 80,000 amid concerns that holiday weekend gatherings could accelerate the spread of the disease.
Federal prosecutors say Michael Solomon, 30, of New Brighton, and another man tried to sell untraceable gun parts to an undercover FBI informant they believed to be with Hamas, in order to fund potential acts of violence.
As the fall hunting season prepares to ramp up this month, some local butchers and meat markets might have to turn their game customers away. Many processors are already operating at full capacity — a ripple effect of COVID-19 closures at major pork and beef processors this spring.
The newest numbers come a day after Gov. Tim Walz warned that Minnesota sits at a “tipping point” in the pandemic and that people must change their behavior or risk a return to more restrictions on daily life.